The space is intimate with warm wood paneling and the walls are adorned with the same still-life vegetable and fruit prints found on their web site. The understated design forms a nice contrast between trustafarian modernism and crunchy hipsterism. A gleaming professional kitchen dominates the restaurant and the rolling bar could be an art installation. The staff were welcoming and had definitely dressed up for the occasion with flouncy skirts and loose "folk music" style dresses.

We received several complementary glasses of wine. The wine was a rustic and not very memorable Italian red; but they definitely kept our glasses topped off. The first "taste" was a warm salad containing grilled radicchio, fennel, and sultana raisins. The radicchio was nicely charred showing a deft touch on the grill. The sweetness of the raisins balanced out the smokiness (hickory smoke?) of the radicchio. The second taste included a bruschetta with a "rilette" composed of pureed pistachios, a green herb, and citrus. The bread could have used a drizzle of olive oil to enliven the dryish toast. Arancini were expertly prepared with a delicate crisp crust and a moist interior. The romesco sauce was made with hazlenuts and the pimiento notes were very well defined. I think it could have used a little more garlic but that might not fly in raw garlic-phobic america. My favorite bite was the fried sweet potato dumpling. This was really flavorful with oniony notes reminiscent of indian pakoras. Our last taste was a celery root soup served in a cute stainless steel cup. I find celery root to be a bit "one note" but a drizzle of meyer lemon oil made a nice counterpoint to the earthy celery root puree.

The space is intimate with warm wood paneling and the walls are adorned with the same still-life vegetable and fruit prints found on their web site. The understated design forms a nice contrast between trustafarian modernism and crunchy hipsterism. A gleaming professional kitchen dominates the restaurant and the rolling bar could be an art installation. The staff were welcoming and had definitely dressed up for the occasion with flouncy skirts and loose "folk music" style dresses.

We received several complementary glasses of wine. The wine was a rustic and not very memorable Italian red; but they definitely kept our glasses topped off. The first "taste" was a warm salad containing grilled radicchio, fennel, and sultana raisins. The radicchio was nicely charred showing a deft touch on the grill. The sweetness of the raisins balanced out the smokiness (hickory smoke?) of the radicchio. The second taste included a bruschetta with a "rilette" composed of pureed pistachios, a green herb, and citrus. The bread could have used a drizzle of olive oil to enliven the dryish toast. Arancini were expertly prepared with a delicate crisp crust and a moist interior. The romesco sauce was made with hazlenuts and the pimiento notes were very well defined. I think it could have used a little more garlic but that might not fly in raw garlic-phobic america. My favorite bite was the fried sweet potato dumpling. This was really flavorful with oniony notes reminiscent of indian pakoras. Our last taste was a celery root soup served in a cute stainless steel cup. I find celery root to be a bit "one note" but a drizzle of meyer lemon oil made a nice counterpoint to the earthy celery root puree.

Ok, so I went last night. It looks very fancy and tasteful inside, I really love what they did with the space. There is an open kitchen and the waitstaff is very attentive and pleasant. There wasn't much of a menu, but really just a 4 course menu (vegetarian and vegan). In some ways it's kind of nice not to be overwhelmed by choices if what they offer is excellent, and that is what I hoped for when I saw the small menu. Well.....it did not disappoint, at all. Everything we had was great, and very Millenium like in taste and presentation. They offered us two small sample size somethings on the house, probably because this is their first week and want to try stuff out on customers. The only negative we thought was the price. $35 for a 4 course meal was a bit steep for Portland I think, and the portions were quite small, even for an upscale restaurant. Our bill came close to a $100, so I think we will save this place for very special occasions.